Middlebury man shot outside of his apartment

Police searching for suspect

A Middlebury man was shot early Saturday morning outside of his apartment building. Police are looking for a suspect and neighbors are in disbelief that gunfire happened so close to their homes.

Just after 1 a.m., Middlebury police were called to 26 Jackson Lane. When officers got to the scene, they found a 65-year old man with a gunshot wound in front of his apartment.

Allegedly, the suspect and two others had fled up the street before police had gotten to the address.

Neighbors were woken by authorities after the incident, but those next door believe that the suspected group was trying to break into the victim's car, most likely setting off the alarm.

Neighbors then said that was probably when the victim came out of his apartment and was allegedly shot in the upper leg.

"He's a great guy, great kids and it's awful that it happened here with all of our small kids. It's scary to think about since Middlebury is such a low-crime town, there's not a lot of violent crimes that go on here," said next-door neighbor, Breaya Euber.

Neighbors say the man is in stable condition at a local hospital, and say that he should be released soon.

Police describe the shooter as a young man, around 17-19 years old and about 6 feet tall with a thin build and goatee. The suspect was wearing blue jeans and a dark colored vest at the time.

No description was given for the two other accomplices.

Authorities ask anyone with information to call the Middlebury Police Department at 802-388-3191.